Call of Duty Black Ops, LA Noire and Assassin’s Creed up for ultimate game of
the year.

Future Publishing have announced the shortlist for the Gamesmaster Golden Joysticks awards, set to take place on Friday 21 October at the Westminster Bridge Park Plaza.

The Golden Joysticks, now in its 29th year, is voted for by the public. You can vote at Golden Joystick for your favourite video games across 14 different categories. The prize for ultimate game of the year will be contested by 20 different titles, including Call of Duty Black Ops, LA Noire, Portal 2 and Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood. Space opera RPG Mass Effect 2 picked up the gong in 2010.

There are three new categories this year for mobile, free-to-play and downloadable games. Those who vote across all 14 categories will also be in with a chance to win an Alienware gaming laptop. Last year, over 1.5million votes were cast in order to decide the Golden Joystick winners.